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Venezuela.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Ciudad Bolívar

Venezuela

Ciudad Bolívar, on the southern bank of the Orinoco where the river narrows sharply, is a photogenic Venezuelan city whose colonial historic centre — cathedr…

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Juan Griego, Venezuela
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Juan Griego

Venezuela

Port town on the northern tip of Margarita Island, Juan Griego draws visitors to its bay, where the sunset is a well-known draw, and to the colonial-era Fort…

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Boconó, Venezuela
Bronze

Boconó

Venezuela

Founded in 1560 in the Venezuelan Andes, Boconó is a town in Trujillo state that serves as one of the country's most productive agricultural zones, with crop…

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Rubio, Venezuela
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Rubio

Venezuela

Founded in 1794 by Gervasio Rubio, this Andean city in Venezuela's Táchira state sits among rivers and waterfalls on its outskirts and is known as "Ciudad Po…

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Los Teques, Venezuela
Gold
Big-city explorations

Los Teques

Venezuela

Los Teques, the capital of Venezuela's Miranda state, sits on the banks of the Río San Pedro in the Cordillera de la Costa, at high elevation above Caracas a…

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Santa Ana, Venezuela
Silver
Mountain villages

Santa Ana

Venezuela

Founded in 1860 by Timoteo Chacón, Santa Ana del Táchira is an Andean town in Venezuela's Táchira state that retains a colonial streetscape of long avenues,…

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La Grita, Venezuela
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

La Grita

Venezuela

Andean valley town in Táchira state, Venezuela, La Grita draws large crowds each 5 and 6 August for the festival of the Santo Cristo de La Grita — a celebrat…

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San Felipe, Venezuela
Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

San Felipe

Venezuela

San Felipe, the capital of Venezuela's Yaracuy state, is known as the "Ecological Capital of Venezuela," set in a mountain valley and close to Yurubí Nationa…

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San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela
Silver
Spa & thermal wellness

San Juan de los Morros

Venezuela

Sulfuric hot springs with a long reputation for medicinal properties draw visitors to San Juan de los Morros, the mountain-terrain capital of Venezuela's Guá…

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Carora, Venezuela
Silver
Wine country

Carora

Venezuela

Carora, a city in Venezuela's Lara State, is home to one of the country's most significant colonial districts — declared a National Monument in 1977 — where…

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Valencia, Venezuela
Gold
Big-city explorations

Valencia

Venezuela

Venezuela's self-styled "Industrial Capital," Valencia is the country's third-largest city and the economic engine of Carabobo State, home to major national…

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Turmero, Venezuela
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Turmero

Venezuela

Turmero sits within the Lake Valencia basin in Venezuela's Aragua state, with the lake close at hand and mountains nearby.

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Mucuchies, Venezuela
Silver
Mountain villages

Mucuchies

Venezuela

Founded in 1586, Mucuchíes is one of the highest-elevation towns in Venezuela, sitting high in the Andes of Mérida State with a cool climate year-round.

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Clarines, Venezuela
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Clarines

Venezuela

This low-rise Venezuelan town spread across lush tropical greenery on the Unare River, anchored by a white colonial-style church at its centre and connected…

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Colonia Tovar, Venezuela
Gold
Mountain villages

Colonia Tovar

Venezuela

Founded in 1843 by immigrants from the Grand Duchy of Baden, Colonia Tovar is a mountain town in Venezuela's Aragua state known as "the Germany of the Caribb…

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Guatire, Venezuela
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Guatire

Venezuela

La Parranda de San Pedro, a festivity recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, originates in this city in Miranda State, Venezuela, east of Caracas.

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Carúpano, Venezuela
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Carúpano

Venezuela

A Caribbean coastal city in Venezuela's Sucre state, Carúpano serves as the gateway to the Paria Peninsula and holds one of Latin America's oldest ports.

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El Tocuyo, Venezuela
Bronze

El Tocuyo

Venezuela

Founded on 7 December 1545 by the Spanish official Juan de Carvajal, El Tocuyo served as the administrative capital of Venezuela Province from 1546 to 1548 a…

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Higuerote, Venezuela
Silver
Mountain villages

Higuerote

Venezuela

Coastal town in Venezuela's Miranda state, Higuerote sits on the Caribbean shore of the Barlovento region and is known for its beaches.

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Adícora, Venezuela
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Adícora

Venezuela

This village on the northeast coast of Venezuela's Paraguaná Peninsula that has become an international centre for kiteboarding and windsurfing, driven by th…

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Choroni, Venezuela
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Choroni

Venezuela

A coastal village in Aragua state where the mountains of Henri Pittier National Park meet the sea, Choroní has grown into a popular beach destination in cent…

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Mariara, Venezuela
Silver

Mariara

Venezuela

A colonial-era church with terracotta-trimmed arched facades anchors this Venezuelan city in Carabobo State, set against a dramatic mountain backdrop that si…

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Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Gold
Big-city explorations

Barquisimeto

Venezuela

Known as the "Music City of Venezuela," Barquisimeto is a large inland city in Lara State and the country's fourth-largest urban centre.

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Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Puerto Cumarebo

Venezuela

Puerto Cumarebo, the municipal capital of Zamora in Venezuela's Falcón state, traces its origins to around 1600, when a community of Loango people who had es…

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Bailadores, Venezuela
Silver

Bailadores

Venezuela

A low-rise Andean town spread across a V-shaped valley in Venezuela's Mérida State, with dry scrub hillsides rising steeply behind a patchwork of white and t…

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Valera, Venezuela
Silver

Valera

Venezuela

Known as "the City of Seven Hills," Valera is the most commercially active city in Venezuela's Trujillo State, set in a mountain valley between the Momboy an…

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Guanta, Venezuela
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Guanta

Venezuela

Guanta is a coastal city in northeastern Venezuela, formally founded in 1594 on a site already settled by the Cumanagoto people, whose cacique Guantar gave t…

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Cabimas, Venezuela
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Cabimas

Venezuela

The 1922 blowout of the Barroso No.

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Barcelona, Venezuela
Gold
Big-city explorations

Barcelona

Venezuela

Founded in 1671 as Nueva Barcelona, this large city in northeastern Venezuela serves as the capital of Anzoátegui State and anchors a metropolitan area that…

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Acarigua, Venezuela
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Acarigua

Venezuela

Founded as San Miguel de Acarigua in 1620, this Venezuelan city in the northern Llanos region is considered the country's breadbasket, with the surrounding p…

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Cabudare, Venezuela
Silver

Cabudare

Venezuela

Founded on 27 January 1817, Cabudare is a city in Venezuela's Lara State that has grown rapidly as a commercial and residential extension of the nearby state…

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Tariba, Venezuela
Silver
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Tariba

Venezuela

Táriba, in Venezuela's Táchira state, is a Catholic pilgrimage city whose central draw is the Basílica, Museum, and Boulevard of the Virgen de la Consolación…

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Maracay, Venezuela
Gold
Hiking & national-park bases

Maracay

Venezuela

Known in Venezuela as "Ciudad Jardín" (Garden City) for its abundant green spaces, Maracay is a large city in north-central Venezuela at the foot of the coas…

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Puerto Ordaz and San Felix, Venezuela
Silver

Puerto Ordaz and San Felix

Venezuela

Ciudad Guayana — formed in 1961 by the unification of Puerto Ordaz and the older settlement of San Félix — spreads along the south bank of the Orinoco River…

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San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Gold
Mountain villages

San Cristóbal

Venezuela

Founded on 31 March 1561 by Juan de Maldonado, San Cristóbal is the capital of Venezuela's Táchira state, set in the northern Andes above the Torbes River wi…

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Ocumare, Venezuela
Bronze

Ocumare

Venezuela

An agricultural city in Miranda State, northern Venezuela, known for its year-round sunshine, low humidity, and mild temperatures — a climate that supports c…

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Calabozo, Venezuela
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Calabozo

Venezuela

Claimed to hold Venezuela's most extensive colonial centre, Calabozo is a city in Guárico state on the banks of the Guárico River, with a walkable historic c…

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Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Puerto Cabello

Venezuela

Puerto Cabello, on Venezuela's north coast in Carabobo State, is home to the country's largest and busiest port — a city whose name comes from a Spanish sayi…

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Cumaná, Venezuela
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Cumaná

Venezuela

Widely regarded as the oldest continuously-inhabited city of Spanish foundation in South America, Cumaná sits at the mouth of the Manzanares River on Venezue…

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El Limón, Venezuela
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

El Limón

Venezuela

This city in Venezuela's Aragua state sitting at the foot of Henri Pittier National Park, with the El Limón River running through it.

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Tinaquillo, Venezuela
Silver

Tinaquillo

Venezuela

This mid-sized Venezuelan city in Cojedes state, Tinaquillo draws visitors to its ornate yellow-and-terracotta church fronting a tree-lined plaza, set on a h…

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La Victoria, Venezuela
Bronze

La Victoria

Venezuela

La Victoria, in Venezuela's Aragua state, is defined by two battles that shaped the country's history: the 1814 Battle of La Victoria, where José Félix Ribas…

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La Asunción, Venezuela
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

La Asunción

Venezuela

Founded in 1565 on Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, La Asunción is the capital of Venezuela's Nueva Esparta state, set in a fertile valley ringed by gr…

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Gold

Guarenas

Venezuela

A Venezuelan city sitting at the water's edge with upland country close by, Guarenas also serves as a practical base for reaching a UNESCO World Heritage sit…

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Bronze

San Francisco de Yare

Venezuela

Modest Venezuelan town within easy reach of both water and highland terrain, San Francisco de Yare is best known as the home of a striking traditional devil-…

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Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Guanare

Venezuela

This mid-sized Venezuelan city set among gentle hills near water, Guanare draws visitors as a regional hub with a notable religious heritage and a lively urb…

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Bronze

Santa Lucia

Venezuela

Small Venezuelan town set in upland country at the water's edge, with a UNESCO World Heritage site within reach of the wider region.

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Bronze

Las Tejerias

Venezuela

A Venezuelan town sitting directly on the water with upland country close by, Las Tejerias also serves as a practical base for reaching a UNESCO World Herita…

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Bronze
Big-city explorations

Santa Teresa del Tuy

Venezuela

This mid-sized Venezuelan city sitting directly on the water with upland country close by, and within reach of a UNESCO World Heritage site that rewards a re…

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Bronze

Tabay

Venezuela

Venezuelan town sitting directly on the water with upland country close at hand, Tabay draws independent travellers seeking a base where lake or riverside sc…

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